Machine for removing cigar-bunches from molds.



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MACHINE FOB REMOVING CIGAR BUNGHES FROM MOLDS. I

APPLIUATION I'ILED 52M. 10, 1902.

' Patented Feb. 1, 1910.

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0. TYBERG, MACHINE r011 REMOVING CIGAR BUNGHBS FROM MOLDS.

APPLICATION TILED BBPT. 19, 1902.

Patented Feb. 1, 1910.

nmm m mw m F scribed and then OLUF TYBERG, OF NEW YORK, N-. Y., ASSIGNORTO RUFUS L. PATTERSON AND GEORGE ARENTS, JR., 075 NEW YORK, N. Y.

MACHINE FOR REMOVING GIGAR-BUNCHES FROM MOLDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. it, 1910.

Application filed September 19, 1902. Serial N 0. 123,979.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLUF Trnnno, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, county of Kings, and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for RemovingCigar-Bunches from Molds, fully described and represented in thefollowing specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthe same.

This invention relates to a machine for supplying cigar bunches to awrapping mechanism and has for one of its objects to produce a machinein which bunches may be transferred as needed from a suitable support,such, for instance, as a mold, to a wrapping mechanism.

A further object of the invention is to produce a machine which embodiesa suitable mechanism for manipulating a cigar mold, that is to say, tobring it into position where the bunches it contains can be suitablyoperated upon by a bunch removing means, or to open and close it, or toboth bring it into position and open and close it, and the bunches thentransferred to a wrapping mechanism.

A further object of the invention is to produce a bunch supplyingmechanism which shall include means for removing the bunches from asuitable support, such as a mold, and transferring them to a wrappingmachine, the means for removing the bunches being under the control ofand intermittently brought into operation by the operating mechanism ofthe wrapping machine, so that the operation of the bunch supplyingdevices may be automatically efiected in harmony with the operation ofthe wrapping machine.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainconstructions and in certain parts, improvements and combinations aswill be hereinafter fully despecifically pointed out in the claimshereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure 1 is a side elevation of so much ofa wrapping mechanism, mold manipulating mechanism, and bunchtransferring devices as is necessary to an understanding of theinvention. Fig. 2 is a plan View of part of the construction shown inFig. 1, and Figs. 3 and 4 are side and front elevations respectively ofa form of clutch mechanism employed.

Referring to the drawings, which illustrate a concrete embodiment of theinvention, 1 indicates a part of a frame of a wrapping machine which maybe of any suitable character. The wrapping mechanism employed isdiagrammatically illustrated at 96, the form selected for the il1ustration of the invention being the wrapping jaws of the well-known Reusemachine, said machine being fully described and illus trated in thepatent granted to J. Reuse, No. 552,447 dated Dec. 31, 1895. It is to beunderstood, however, that any other suitable form of wrapping mechanismmay be substituted for these jaws, the particular form of wrap ingmechanism employed not being materia to the present invention.

The connections by which the wrapping mechanism is operated are notherein illustrated, as they are not necessary to an understanding of thepresent invention. WVhen, however, a wrapping mechanism of the Reusetype is used, these connections may be of the character usually employedin operating such machines.

While the bunches which are to be supplied to the wrapping mechanism maybe brought within the range of action of the bunch transferring means tobe hereinafter described in any suitable manner, they will preferably bepresented thereto in molds. To this end, therefore, in. the preferredform of the construction, machines embodying the invention will includea suitable mold manipulating mechanism, it being understood that theterm manipulating as herein used is employed in its generic sense. Thismold manipulating mechanism, may, if desired, be mounted in the frame ofthe wrapping mechanism, but it is shown as indepcndently mounted, beingsustained in position by a pair of side frames 401, only one of which isshown. In order that the mechanism of the machine may be adapted tooperate on a plurality of molds arranged in a stack, each of these sideframes is provided with recesses 403 bounded 011 their rear sides byribs 404;. Extending across the machine from side frame to side frame isa cross bar 405 which in connection with the recesses and ribs forms aguide way or chute.

While the molds may be sustained in the guideway and removed therefromin any suitable manner, there is provided an abutment consisting of twomovable blocks 4:06,

claimed herein, as it forms the subjectone of which is located on eachside of the machine and each of them being provided with a supportingshoulder 407. These blocks are or may be pivoted on a slide 408 movingin suitable ways, the pivots of the blocks being marked 410. In theconstruc tion which has been selected to illustrate the invention, thissupporting abutment operates not only at times to support the stack ofmolds, but also to separate the parts of the lowest mold of the stack,so that the bunches may be removed therefrom. To this end, each block isprovided with a pair of hooked projections 414 which are spaced apart,said projections being constructed so as to take into the space formedby the shoulders on the upper and lower parts of the ordinary two-partcigar-mold.

In order that the stack of molds and the upper part of the separatedmold may be sustained in position while the lower part is being movedaway, two supports 415 are employed, one on each side of the machine,these supports being formed with two engaging projections 416, 417 soarranged that when they are in operative position the pro j ections 417will take into the space between the upper and lower part of the lowestmold and the projections 416 will take into the same space in a moldabove the lowest, as, for instance, the mold next above. The projections417 are further arranged to pass into the space between the retainingprojections 414 before described. The slide 408 and the blocks 406carrying the lower part of the lowest mold will be given a movement awayfrom the upper part of the mold and the stack to open the mold in orderto enable the bunch removing means hereinafter described to operate andafter the bunch has been removed by the bunch removing means, the slidewill be given a movement toward the stack in order to reunite the partsof the mold, these movements in the machine as organized beingsubstantially vertical movements. The supports 415 will be givenmovements toward and away from the stack, these means in the machine asat present organized being substantially horizontal. The operating meansfor these supports are omitted from this specification in the interestof clearness. They may, however, and preferably will be the same asthose described in the pending application of Oluf Tyberg and Leon Lake,Serial No. 123,980, filed at even date herewith, and reference is madeto said application for a full disclosure thereof. It may be remarked,however, that these movements, in the machine referred to, are derivedfrom cams mounted on the operating shaft 27 which extends across themachine from side to side.

The specific form of mold manipulating mechanism hereinbefore describedis not matter of the application of Oluf Tyberg and Leon Lake abovereferred to. It is further remarked that while this form of moldmanipulating mechanism possesses many marked advantages, and willpreferably be that employed, other forms of mechanism for accomplishingthe presentation of the bunches to the bunch removing means may beutilized without departing from the scope of the invention.

The bunch removing means employed may be widely varied in constructionand will vary according to the particular construction of bunchsupplying mechanism employed. Preferably, however, it will include aseries of impaling pins 438- which, as shown, are mounted in a cross bar446, said bar being carried in arms one of which marked 445 is shown asmounted on a shaft 443. This shaft 443 is supported in arms one of whichmarked 441 is shown and which rises from a slide 440. The slide 440 isconnected by means of a link 447 to a lever 448 which is pivoted on arod 449 extending across the machine from side to side and is by meansof a suitable cam groove in a cam disk 451 caused to reciprocate theslide toward and away from the lowest mold of the stack so as to causethe impaling pins to penetrate into the bunches in said mold. hen thisform of bunch removing means is employed, the cam which operates theslide 440 will be timed to produce a forward movement of the slide orthe movement which causes the pins to impale the bunches before theparts of the mold are separated. After the parts of the mold areseparated, the pins will be given a slight downward movement to free thebunches from the upper part of the mold, after which the slide retreats,the bunches being carried out of the spaces between the parts of themold by means of the pins. In the construction shown, after the slidehas retreated, the pins will be given a still further movement in orderto bring them into position where the bunches are discharged froin them.In the construction illustrated, the movement of the pins is effected bymeans of a segment 463 which is mounted on the shaft 443 beforedescribed, said segment being engaged by a segment 464 formed on asegment lever 465 which is pivoted at 466 to the slide 440, the lowerend of this lever being connected by means of a link 467 to an operatingcam lever 468 mounted on the cross-bar 449. This lever 468 is operatedfrom the cam groove in the cam disk 451 before referred to, the contourof this groove being such as to give the 1mpaling pins the movementsbefore described.

The bunch removing means which has just been described is not hereinclaimed, being part of the subject-matter which is claimed in the Tybergand Lake pending application hereinbefore referred to. lVhile,furthermore, this means is very efficient, any other bunch removingmeans may be employed in lieu thereof, if desired.

In the construction chosen to illustrate the invention, the bunchtransferring means further include a receiver to which the impaling pinsdeliver the bunches. As shown, this receiver consists of a pair ofendless chains 15 1, 155 connected by cross bars 156. These bars aresupported on drums 157, 158, the drum 158 being mounted on a shaft 159which is journaled in a bracket 160 extending from the machine frame,the drum 157 being mounted on a shaft 161 j ournaled in brackets 162,163 also extending from the machine frame. The links of the chains areconcave on their upper surfaces, thus forming cradles which are adaptedto receive the bunches. The receiver is preferably given a step by stepmovement in order to present the bunches to the bunch transportingmechanism to be hereinafter described. This is effected by means of aratchet wheel 165 mounted on the shaft 161 and operated by a suitablepawl and pawl carrier 166. This pawl carrier is operated by a rod 167from a bell-crank lever 168 which is operated by a cam mounted 011 theshaft 32.

The bunches are transferred from the receiver to the wrapping mechanismby means of a suitable carrier which, as shown, operates not only tocarry the bunches from the carrier to the wrapping mechanism, but alsoto remove the wrapped cigars from the wrapping mechanism and deliverthem to the empty spaces in the carrier. This carrier includes an arm120 mounted on a vertical shaft 121 which is rotated by means of an arm122 fast on the shaft, said arm being connected by a link 123 to a camoperated arm 124, the cam for operating this arm not being shown. Thearm 120 is provided with two branches 128, 129, each of which isprovided with suitable devices for holding a bunch and a wrapped cigar,the devices of the branch 129 serving to take the bunch from the chainand deliver it to the wrap ping mechanism, and the devices on the branch128 serving to take the wrapped cigar from the wrapping mechanism anddeliver to the chain by which it is discharged in any suitable manner.The receiver and carrier so far described are the same as the receiverand carrier shown in my application No. 73,409, and is not hereinclaimed, for the reason that the novel features thereof are claimed insaid application. The means for operating the retaining devices is notherein shown, because the specific means for operating said devices isnot necessary for an understanding of the present invention, and it is,therefore, omitted in the interest of clearness. Reference is made,however,

to said application scription thereof.

While the mold manipulating mechanism and the bunch transferringmechanism may be operated in any suitable manner, it is desirable thatthey be operated from the mechanism of the wrapping machine so that thebunches may be delivered to the wrapping mechanism in accordance withthe needs and capacity of said mechanism. The construction by which thisis effected may be of any suitable character. As shown, the shaft 32 isprovided with a driving sprocket 510 which is loose on the shaft. Overthis sprocket passes a sprocket chain 511 which drives a sprocket wheel428 on the operating shaft 427 of the mold manipulating mechanism. Theshaft 32 is a constantly rotating shaft, but since the wheel 510 isloose there on, it is obvious that no movement of the mold manipulatingmechanism will take place until the sprocket 510 is locked to the shaft.This may be effected in any desired manner, but is preferablyaccomplished through the medium of a clutch mechanism which may be ofany desired construction. As shown, the shaft 32 carries a notchedcollar 512 which is fast on the shaft and rotates therewith. Mounted onthe hub of the sprocket 510 is a pivoted pawl 513 having an inclinedshoulder 51 1 on its tail. Suitably mounted on the machine frame is apivoted tripping lever, which is normally held in such position that oneof its arms 515 is in engagement with the shoulder 514, thereby holdingthe pawl 513 away from the notched collar, the lever being held in thisposition by a spring 516. The shaft 32 is provided with a worm 517 whichmeshes with a worm gear 518 which is mounted on a short shaft 519suitably journaled in the frame. This shaft carries an arm 520 which isarranged to contact at certain times, during the revolution of the shaft519, with an arm 521 of the lever 515. This arm 521 is further providedwith an extending bearing surface 522. The wheel 510 also carries astopping block 523. The worm gearing 517, 518 is so arranged as to causethe shaft 519 to make a single revolution for a given number ofrevolutions, say twenty, of the shaft 32. If this be the proportion ofthe gearing, the shaft 32 will make nineteen revolutions withoutproducing any movement of the driving sprocket 510. On the twentiethrevolution of the shaft 32, the arm 520 strikes the arm 521 and forcesthe lever 515 against the stress of the spring 51.6 out of the path ofthe pawl 513. This pawl is then thrown forward by a coiled spring 524,or in any other suitable manner, so as to engage the notched collar 512.This operation locks the sprocket 510 to the shaft mechanism is driven.

No. 73,409, for a full de- The arm 520 remains 32 and the moldmanipulating in contact with the arm 521 by means of the bearing surface522 until the wheel 510 is rotated sufliciently to take the pawl 513 outof the path of the lever 515. As the arm 520 passes out of contact withthe bearing surface 522 the spring 516 throws the arm 515 back intoposition so that as the wheel 510 completes its revolution, the end ofthe lever strikes the inclined surface 51 1 of the pawl and forces itout of engagement with the notched collar, thus releasing the sprocket510 from the shaft. At the same time, the stopping block 523 strikesagainst the end of the lever 515 and brings the sprocket to a positivestop. While the clutch mechanism which has just been described is aneffective one, any other suitable form of mechanism may be substitutedtherefor.

It will be understood from the foregoing specification that theinvention which forms the subject of this application is not concernedwith the specific details of construction by which it is carried intoeffect, but that it resides broadly in the combination of elementshereinafter claimed.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, ofmeans for transferring bunches thereto, and means for simultaneouslybringing a plurality of bunches within the range of action of thetransferring mechanism, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of means for supporting aplurality of bunches, and means for transferring bunches from thesupporting means to the wrapping mechanism, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of means for supporting abunch, a bunch removing means, a receiver, and a bunch carrier operatingbetween the receiver and the wrapping mechanism, substantially asdescribed.

4. The combination with a Wrapping mechanism, of means for supporting amold, and means for transferring the bunch from the mold to the wrappingmechanism, substantially as described.

The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of means for supporting amold containing a plurality of bunches, and means for transferring thebunches from the mold to the wrapping mechanism, substantially asdescribed.

6. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of means for supporting amold containing a plurality of bunches, means for simultaneouslyremoving the bunches from the mold, and means for presenting the bunchessuccessively to the wrapping mechanism, substantially as described.

7. The combination with a wrappin mechanism, of means for supporting amolt.

containing a plurality of bunches, a receiver, a bunch removing meansoperating to simultaneously remove the bunches from the mold to thereceiver, and means for successively transporting the bunches from thereceiver to the wrapping mechanism, substantially as described.

8. The combination with a wrappin mechanism, of means for supporting a1110l( containing a plurality of bunches, a receiver, means for givingthe receiver a step by step movement, means for removing the bunchesfrom the mold to the receiver, and means for transporting the bunchesfrom the receiver to the w 'apping mechanism, substantially asdescribed.

9. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of means for supporting amold containing a plurality of bunches, a receiver, means for giving thereceiver a step by step movement, means for simultaneously removing thebunches from the mold to the receiver, and means for successivelytransporting the bunches from the receiver to the wrapping mechanism,substantially as described.

10. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of means for supporting amold arranged to contain a plurality of bunches, a bunch removing meansincluding a plurality of impaling devices, means whereby the lmpalingdevices are caused to impale the bunches, means for operating theimpaling devices to cause them to remove the bunches from the mold, areceiver to which the impaling devices deliver the bunches, means forgiving the receiver a step by step movement, and a bunch carrieroperating between the receiver and the wrapping mechanism, substantiallyas described.

11. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of means for supporting amold arranged to contain a plurality of bunches, a bunch removing meansincluding a plurality of impaling devices, means whereby the impalingdevices are caused to impale the bunches, means for operating theimpaling devices to cause them to remove the bunches from the mold, areceiver to which the impaling devices deliver the bunches, means forgiving the receiver a step by step movement, and a bunch carrierincluding a swinging arm having bunch retaining devices, said bunchcarrier operating between the receiver and the wrapping mechanism,substantially as described.

12. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of an operating shaft inconnection therewith, means for supporting a plurality of bunches, bunchtransferring means including bunch removing devices, and means wherebythe operating shaft of the wrapping mechanism controls the operation ofthe bunch removing devices, substantially as described.

13. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of an operating shaft inconnection therewith, mold manipulating mechanism, bunch transferringdevices including means for removing a plurality of bunches from a mold,and means whereby the operating shaft controls the operation of thebunch removing means and the mold manipulating mechanism, substantiallyas described.

14. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of an operating shaft inconnection therewith, mold manipulating mechanism including means foropening and closing the mold, bunch transferring devices including meansfor removing a plurality of bunches from a mold, and means whereby theoperating shaft controls the operation of the bunch removing means andthe mold manipulating mechanism, substantially as described.

15. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of a receiver, a bunchcarrier operating between the wrapping mechanism and the receiver, anoperating shaft, means whereby said shaft produces an intermittentoperation of the receiver, means for supporting a mold, bunch removingmeans, and means whereby the operating shaft produces an intermittentoperation of the bunch removing means, substantially as described.

16. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of an operating shaft inconneclncluding clutch tion therewith, bunch transferring meansincluding means for removing a plurality of bunches from a mold, a moldmanipulating mechanism, an operating shaft there for, operatingconnections between said shaft and the bunch removing means, and meanswhereby the operating shaft of the wrapping mechanism produces anintermittent operation of the operating shaft of the mold manipulatingmechanism, substan tially as described.

17. The combination with a wrapping mechanism, of an operating shafttherefor, a receiver, a bunch carrier operating between the receiver andthe wrapping mechanism and driven by said shaft, a mold manipulatingmechanism including devices for opening and closing the mold, anoperating shaft therefor, bunch removing devices including a pluralityof impaling devices, operatlng connections between said impaling devicesand the shaft of the mold 1nanipulating mechanism, and drivingconnections devices between the two operating shafts, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

OLUF TYBERG.

Witnesses:

SYDNEY IRVIN PRESCOTT, FRANK H. Vans.

